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By Niyi Olutunde, Akure The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has said it might be forced to burn the unclaimed permanent voter cards PVCs before the 2019 elections to prevent them from getting to the wrong hands. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ondo State, Dr. Rufus Akeju gave the disclosure …

The Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, Friday, threatened to drag the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to court over reported case of underage voting in Kano State. Its threat came amidst reports by the INEC committee that such claims could not be established. However, speaking through its national president, Mazi Okechukwu …

2019: Is INEC Already Failing Even Before Elections Start? ***Underage Voting Is An Albatross*** Another general elections in Nigeria is a matter of months away. As expected, those with keen interest in the usually tasky contest have started their respective game plans. The constitutionally recognized umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, …

The National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, has advocated for the scrap of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) and called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take over the conduct of local government election across states of the federation. The union also cautioned state Houses of …

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said it would on Wednesday commence a series of training for different categories of officers that would participate in the Nov. 18 Anambra governorship election. The acting Director-General of The Electoral Institute (TEI), Dr Sa’ad Umar Idris, saidin a statement on Friday the training would …

By Olabode Abolaji The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the dates for Ekiti and Osun 2018 Governorship elections. The Ekiti State Governorship election will hold on July 14, 2018, while Osun State Governorship election will hold September 22, 2018. Commencement date of Campaigns for Ekiti Governorship election is April …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would on Thursday release the timetable for Ekiti and Osun gubernatorial elections coming up in 2018. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja. Yakubu said that INEC had started preparations …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC) said it would, on Monday release a revised timetable for the process of recall of Sen. Dino Melaye. The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mallam Moharnmed Haruna, INEC’s National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee on Tuesday in Abuja. Haruna …

An Abuja division of the Federal High Court has dismissed an application filed by the representative of the Kogi West Senaorial constituency, Dino Melaye, seeking to nullify his recall. Mr. Melaye had approached the court presided by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba ahead of his recall exercise earlier scheduled to begin in …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had received a petition for the recall of Mr Abubakar Kuki, a member of Kano State House of Assembly. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday by Adedeji Soyebi, National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee. Soyebi said that …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday proposed Sept 16 for the conduct of a bye-election to fill the vacant Eti-Osa Constituency I seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly. Dr Mudashiru Mustapha, INEC Administrative Secretary in Lagos State, announced the proposed date at a stakeholders meeting attended …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has registered a total of 61,075 voters in Kogi State in the ongoing Continuous Voters registration. Inec Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kogi State Professor James Apam disclosed this during a stakeholders meeting with Political parties at the commission’s headquarter in Lokoja. Prof …

One of the Civil Society Organisations(CSOs) accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as observers in the just concluded Osun West by-election, Center for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness has assessed the process as credible and a great improvement over other elections in the past. The organisation, in a …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will halt the process of recalling the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Mr. Dino Melaye, in compliance with a court directive. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Committee on Information and Voter Education, Adedeji Soyebi, said in a statement …